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[Bug 124406] Re: Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)

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From: The Gavitron <124406@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:52:45 -0000
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Am seeing this on two distinct (and up-to-date) Lucid LTS installs.

Key 'release' events are getting dropped; at random, a released key will
repeat until that exact key is pressed & released again, regardless of
other keypresses.  only happens under moderate CPU load, (like when
playing minecraft or other java games.)  machine A is a dual-core AMD X2
1.8Ghz, machine B is an 8-core i7 @2.6Ghz w/ 8GB ram.

can't speak for others, but mine is most certainly related to the SIGIO
race: http://ajaxxx.livejournal.com/62378.html/

While the ubuntu maintainers wait for the kernel devs to push a fix,
maybe there's a temp fix to be had by disabling the soft key repeats
somewhere?

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Keyboard keys get stuck and repeat (Feisty, Gutsy)
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